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Why? I took no force in taking there land. I had no role and was born 200 years after it happened.

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So theft is ok as long as you launder it through a third party?

Buying stolen property is ok?

Selling stolen property is ok?

If I steal something from you and sell it to someone else "based on our mutual valuation of the (stolen) property's value" (etc), then I guess that means the theft is validated and you no longer have legitimate claim to the property that was stolen by me?

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Let's say I buy a hot dog. It's stolen, but I don't know it. The rightful owner finally tracks me down... but I've already eaten it! What to do? His property has now been irreversibly incorporated into my property (my body). His only recourse is to pursue damages claims against the party that actually caused him damages, by stealing the hot dog in the first place.

There's lots of land in the US that was used by natives long ago. there's also lots of land that wasn't. Those parties that were damaged were prevented from pursing claims, because the party that damaged them also happened to monpolize the legal system.